Gents, my wife shoots a Ruger M77 (tang safety) with the factory 40 pound trigger pull. I realize that I really need to change this for her, and seek your advice. Should I send the thing off to a smith for a trigger job, or just order up a Timney and attempt a replacement myself?

Thanks for any input.

I would suggest you send it off to a smith for a Timney trigger.

I on the other hand, would recommend finding someone who knows that trigger and can rework it for you. Those trigger are a breeze to rework.

You can pickup a timney sear and spring from brownells, a basic drop in and they say 2.5 lbs when done. 45.00 + shipping. It is about a wash between that and reworking the trigger.

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Originally posted by MikeK:
You can pickup a timney sear and spring from brownells, a basic drop in and they say 2.5 lbs when done. 45.00 + shipping. It is about a wash between that and reworking the trigger.

What fun is that? If they screw something up they won't have anyone to blame.

That trigger is adjustable. It may require a bit of "cleaning up" but a competent can get it clean and crisp at whatever weight you want down to about one pound.

Now, there's your answer: you can do either one and have a good trigger.

Not much help, are we?

I routinely put Timneys in all my old Rugers, the original triggers are a POS and incapable of fine tuning to any reliable degree...get a Timney and be done with it...and have a competent smith do the job...don;t mess with triggers yourself...while the smith is at it...jewel the bolt and put a decelerator on that rifle then you' ll have a fine weapon...

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Originally posted by Gila Jorge:
the original triggers are a POS and incapable of fine tuning to any reliable degree...

A man's got to know his limitations... I can respect that.